People say I'm hard, I'm Mr Angry. I'm this, I'm that. I just want to win matches. There's no point going out there and being Mr Nice Guy. We get 55,…

- Roy Keane

If it had come to a fight, Patrick [Vieira] could probably have killed me.

- Roy Keane

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

- Roy Keane

Aggression is what I do. I go to war. You don't contest football matches in a reasonable state of mind.

- Roy Keane

I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.

- Roy Keane

Happiness is not being afraid.

- Roy Keane

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.

- Roy Keane

No celebrity bullshit,no self promotion,an amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being

- Roy Keane

I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.'

- Roy Keane